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Kealey Gregory S.; Patmore Greg editors
Canadian and Australian Labour History. Towards a Comparative Perspective.
Sydney: Australian Society for the Study of Labour History 1990. 141pp notes. Or card. Near new. Various contributors write on labour history in both countries; state systems of concilliation and arbitration; voluntarism; labour relation in NSW railways before 1914 and Canadian comparison; and gender at work at home. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Australian Society for the Study of Labour History Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037850 ISBN : 0731684052 9780731684052
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Bayley William A
Railway Centenary in Tasmania.
Bulli NSW: The Author 1971. 64pp historical data bw ills map. Or pictorial stapled card. Rubbed at top right front corner from partial erasure of original price. Scarce booklet detailing Tasmania's rail history and railway centennial celebrations. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037875
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Norman Leslie.
Tasmania's Strange Story.
Hobart: J. Walch & Sons 1929. 100pp ads bw ills. Or pictorial wraps. Spine chipped tear to spine/front cover fold of cover. Nicer than usual copy of this history of Tasmania produced under the auspices of the Come to Tasmania Organisation. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. J. Walch & Sons Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037918
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Green Evan.
Journeys with Gelignite Jack.
Adelaide: Rigby 1966. 228pp bw ills. Or brown cloth in pictorial jacket. Slight toning to page edges. Short tear to top of rear jacket panel price-clipped. Prev owners name etc on front free endpaper scuff/nibble to top edge of reear board. Account of the extrraordinary figure-eight crossing of Australia made to test a new motor oil from Castrol. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037929
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Ludlow Peter.
Moreton Bay People. The Complete Collection.
Brisbane: Peter Ludlow 2000. 273pp index bw ills map. Or card covers. Spine and adjacent areas on covers faded. Brings together in one volume all of the author's Moreton Bay People series of tales of the local history of Moreton Bay and its people. Includes Brisbane River ferries Bribie Island Lamb Island oysters German immigrant community at Beenleigh and much more. Not Stated. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Peter Ludlow Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037930 ISBN : 0957726031 9780957726031
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Tasmanian Government.
Visit to Tasmania of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke & Duchess of York. April 16-20 1927. Working Programme.
Hobart: John Vail Government Printer. 1927. 57pp. Or stapled card. Slight bumps/small creases to corners otherwise excellent. scarce working programme for the 1927 visit of the Duke & Duchess of York to Tasmania. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. John Vail, Government Printer. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037911
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Queensland Museum
Centenary of Queensland Historical Exhibition Queensland Museum Brisbane 1959.
Brisbane: Queensland Museum 1959. 40pp bw ills. Or stapled card covers. Tiny bump at bottom corner small brown spot lower front corner otherwise excellent. Scarce pamphlet produced to accompany the Queensland Centenary historical exhibition of 1959. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Queensland Museum Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037922
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Mitchell Gregory.
The Bush Horseman. The Horsemanship of the Australian Outback.
Sydney: Reed 1981. 80pp index bw drawings. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slight fading to spine light edge wear to jacket. The history of the Australian horseman along with his horsemanship special equipment saddles horses achievements tricks and working techniques- but above all here is the preservation of his memory. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gallagher Michael. 4to. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037931 ISBN : 0589502751 9780589502751
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French Maurice compiled and Edited by
Travellers in a Landscape: Visitors' Impressions of the Darling Downs 1827-1954
Toowoomba Qld.: USQ Press 1994. vi 314pp b/w ills 3 maps index. Pictorial card covers with integral flaps. Near new. A collection of impressions of the Downs from the books diaries and letters of travellers: explorers squatters naturalist artists scientists tourists royal visitors foreign diplomats and conservative clergy. Each document is introduced by a brief biographical sketch of the traveller and hints for further reading. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Square 4to. USQ Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037934 ISBN : 0949414530 9780949414533
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Penzig Edgar F.
The Sandy Creek Bushranger. A Definitive History of Ben Hall His Gang and Associates.
Sydney: Historic Australia Book Publishing Company 1986. 191pp index references num bw ills map. Or pictorial card. Covers rubbed with bottom front corner creased small chip from head of spine. SIGNED by author on title page. The story of Ben Hall by Australia's foremost authority on bushrangers. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to. Historic Australia Book Publishing Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037939 ISBN : 0958883602 9780958883603
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Webber Kimberley; Hoskins Ian with McCann Joy.
What's in Store A History of Retailing in Australia.
Sydney: Powerhouse Publishing 2003. 128pp index notes bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. Minor edge wear crease to front cover prev owners anme at bottom of copyright page. Australia's proud retail heritage from hawker's vans and the corner store to elegant city department stores and the mega mall. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Powerhouse Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037952 ISBN : 1863170960 9781863170963
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Crowley FK. F. K.
Modern Australian Documents 1901-1939. Volume 1.
Melbourne: Wren Publishing 1973. 623pp index. Or black boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket prev owners name on front free endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Wren Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037959 ISBN : 085885032x 9780858850323
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O'Brien Eris.
The Foundation of Australia 1786-1800. A Study in English Criminal Practice and Penal Colonization in the Eighteenth Century.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1950. xii 327pp index bibliography nots appendices bw frontis. Or grey cloth in jacket. Jacket spine dakened some dfading at edges. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037957
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Crowley FK. F. K.
Modern Australian Documents 1939-1970. Volume 2.
Melbourne: Wren Publishing 1973. 620pp index. Or black boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket prev owners name on front free endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Wren Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037960
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McAulay Lex.
The Fighting First. Combat Operations in Vietnam 1968-69 The First Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment.
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1991. 293pp index appendices inc Honour and nominal rolls bw ills maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Some yellowing of jacket otherwise excellent. The story of the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on their second tour of duty in South Vietnam in 1968-69. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037721 ISBN : 0044422199 9780044422198
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Alick Terrance and Rosemary.
Atlas of Queensland and Northern Territory Pastoral Stations Etc 5th edition
Emu Park Qld.: Terrance and Rosemary Alick 2000. 147pp 107 maps. Or pictorial card covers. Slightest of edge wear. Maps showing pastoral properties along with an extensive list showing grid references. Fifth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Terrance and Rosemary Alick Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037718 ISBN : 0958713936 9780958713931
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Grady Don.
The Perano Whalers of Cook Strait 1911-1964.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1982. xv 238pp index bibliography glossary appendices num bw & few col ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Jacket laminated. SIGNED and inscribed to Karl with warm regards by author on title page. The story of the Perano family who operated a whaling station inside the Tory Channel in the Cook Strait for over 50 years. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037726 ISBN : 0589013920 9780589013929
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Day David.
Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service 1992. HEAVY. Foreword by Geoffrey Bolton. 528 pages illustrated with colour plates b/w photos facsimiles drawings paintings notes bibliography index pictorial end-papers. Or blue cloth boards gilt spine titles in dust-jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket and light rubbing. SIGNED by author on half title also another signature possibly that of comptroller of customs. In recounting the history of the Customs officers the author traces the evolution of colonial Australia from its beginnings as a convict settlement to the valuable dominion of mother Britain that it became. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Australian Government Publishing Service Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037730 ISBN : 0644247517 9780644247511
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Toohill Trudy.
The Reporting of Ned Kelly & the Kelly Gang.
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 2015. xii 248pp bibliography bw ills. Or pictorial card. Sadly quite a lot of underling but otherwise excellent. Compilation of news reports of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang from 1869 through to 1910 as well as transcripts from numerous hostages held by the gang. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Boolarong Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037737 ISBN : 1925236269 9781925236262
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Day David.
Contraband & Controversy. The Customs History of Australia from 1901.
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service 1996. HEAVY. xxxiii 558pp index bibliography notes bw & col ills. Or full brown leather in jacket. SIGNED by author and comptroller of customs Lionel Woodward on title page.Very slight edge wear to jacket small rub with associated pinhole to jacket spine. History of the Australian Customs Service from Federation. Signed by Author. Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. Australian Government Publishing Service Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037733 ISBN : 064435545x 9780644355452
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Harslett Jean and Royle Mervyn
They Came to a Plateau The Stanthorpe Saga
Stanthorpe: Girraween Publications 2006. 213pp b/w photos index. Or blue cloth boards in dust-jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author on half title page the signature dated 2014 shows the efects of the author's age. A nice local history of Stanthorpe. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. Girraween Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037732 ISBN : 0867740027 9780867740028
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Maxwell Eileen
Written in Gold: The Story of Gulgong.
Gulgong: The Author 1998. Introduction by Keast Burke. 96pp b/w ills map. SIGNED by the author by the upper edge of the inside front cover. Pictorial card cover. Slightest of edge wear. . Signed by Author. Eighth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037739 ISBN : 0959727434 9780959727432
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Dickinson Janet.
Refugees in Our Own Country. The Story of Darwin's Wartime Evacuees.
Darwin: Historical Society of the Northern Territory 1995. vi 83pp appendix list of evacuees bibliography notes bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Slightest of edge wear. The story of the women and children evacuated from Darwin in 1941-42. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Historical Society of the Northern Territory Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037749 ISBN : 0646233068 9780646233062
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Leckbandt Ollie.
Convict Stockades from Mount Walker to Mount Victoria.
Lithgow NSW: Ollie Leckbandt 1999. 116pp references bw ills maps. Or blue card with blue cloth spine. Light rubbing to covers. Mount Walker west to Bathurst. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ollie Leckbandt Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037748 ISBN : 0958521506 9780958521505
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Maguire John P.
Prologue. A History of the Catholic Church as seen from Townsville 1863-1983.
Toowoomba: Church Archivist's Society 1990. xxx 456pp index bibliography appendices notes bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Jacket rubbed at folds with minor edge wear. The history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is used as a microcosm within which changes occurring in western civilisation and the church worldwide are analysed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. Small 4to. Church Archivist's Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037763 ISBN : 0949122181 9780949122186
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White Michael QC; Rahemtula Aladin.
Queensland Judges on the High Court.
Brisbane: Supreme Court of Queensland Library 2003. xxxiii 286pp index bibliography appendices few bw ills. Or black boards in jacket. Ex-State Library with usual impedimentia labels stamps etc inc cancelled stamp. Apart from these the book appears to have seen little or no use. Queensland Justices appointed to the High Court of Australia. Includes Constitutional Interpretation. Justices include Samuel Griffith HArry Gibbs Gerard brennan William Webb Charles Powers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library. Supreme Court of Queensland Library Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037782 ISBN : 0975123009 9780975123003
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Toohey Edwina.
Before the Aeroplane Dance. The Torres Strait and Cape York Islanders Aborigines and Adventurers from the 1860s to 1914.
Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press 2000. 159pp index bibliography endnotes bw ills. or pictorial card. Near new. The Torres Strait and Cape York peoples and the hisotry of the area from the 1860s to WWI. Includes Palmer River and other goldrushes shipwrecks beche-de-mer and pearl shell fishers and the tragic story of the mission stations for the Aborigines that followed plus much more. Ends with the first plane crash at Cape York. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Central Queensland University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037764 ISBN : 1875998942 9781875998944
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Barnard Simon.
Convict Tattoos. Marked men and Women of Australia.
Melbourne: The Text Publishing Company 2016. 120pp index bibliography bw & col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. More than 106000 convicts were transported to British penal colonies in Australia. Of these at least 37% of men and 15% of women were tattooed when they arrived. Their tattoos were systematically recorded when they disembarked. This volume brings to life the stories behind those records and includes reproductions of original convict entries and details of their felonry and subsequent adventures and mis demeanors. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Text Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037778 ISBN : 1925240398 9781925240399
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Macfarlane Margaret & Alastair.
John Watts. Australia's forgotten Architect 1814-1819 and South Australia's Potmaster General 1841-1861.
Sydney: SunBird Publications 1992. xii 172pp index references bibliography appendixbw ills. Or card covers. Light edge wear. Biography of John Cliffe Watts architect Army officer Aide-de-camp to Governor Macquarie and later Postmaster General of South Australia. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. SunBird Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037762 ISBN : 0646116959 9780646116952
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Schilder Gunter; Richter Olaf translated by
Australia Unveiled. The Share of the Dutch Navigators in the Discovery of Australia.
Amsterdam: Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm Ltd. 1976. xi 424pp index 88 maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Prev owners name on front free endpaper. JAcket faded at spine and edges rubbed at folds. Translated from the German.Profound study of the Dutch discoveries of the Northern Western and Southern coasts of Australia between 1606-1644 including the 2 voyages of Abel Tasman. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. Small 4to. Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037784 ISBN : 9022199975 9789022199978
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Carter Paul.
The Road to Botany Bay. An Essay in Spatial History.
London: Faber & Faber 1987. xxv 384pp index notes bw ills maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Page edges evenly toned prev owners name on front free endpaper crease to front flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Faber & Faber Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037793 ISBN : 0571145515 9780571145515
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Kociumbas Jan.
Possessions 1770-1860. The Oxford History of Australia Volume 2.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1995. xv 397pp index bibliographic note notes maps. Or card covers. Near new. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Oxford University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037788
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Davison Graeme; Hirst John; MacIntyre Stuart editors
The Oxford Companion to Australian History.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1998. HEAVY. xx 716pp index maps endpaper maps. Or black boards in jacket. Very slight lean to spine slight wear to base of jacket spine slight thumb marking at bottom corner. Comprehensive volume on Australian history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037791 ISBN : 0195535979 9780195535976
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Pateshall Nicholas; Tipping Marjorie editor
A Short Account of a Voyage Round the Globe in H.M.S. Calcutta 1803-1804.
Melbourne: Queensberrry Hill Press 1990. 93pp index bibliography prospectus loosely inserted. Or blue cloth with leather spine and corners half-leather in clear plastic jacket. Near new. Limited edition of 115 copies of which this #53. SIGNED by the editor. Includes Paetshall's observations of the Aborigines. Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Queensberrry Hill Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037807 ISBN : 0909174210 9780909174217
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Carroll Brian.
Australia's Mines and Miners. An Illustrated History of Australian Mining.
Melbourne: Macmillan 1977. 112pp index map num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or black cloth in jacket. Light edfe wear to jacket. The highlights of Australian mining history from the convict coal miners of Newcastle to the new towns in the Outback that house miners digging coal and iron for the steel mills of Japan. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong Folio. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037802 ISBN : 0333229789 9780333229781
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Randell John Ormond.
Kimbolton.
Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press 1976. 116pp index bibliography folding chart folding maps folding plan errata slip. Or tan cloth with building blindstamped on front presented in light card slipcase. SIGNED by author on title page. Prev owners bookplate on slipcase Kimbolton written in pen at top of slipcase. Single letter S written on first blank page. The story of a Victorian sheep station from iots first settlement in 1838 as part of a much larger lease from the Crown; its severance from the lease to become a seperate sheep run; its gradual conversion to a freehold estate; the subdivision for closer settlement and its ultimate reacquisition by the Crown 122 years later for the construction of the Eppalock weir. Signed by Author. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Slipcase. 8vo. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037808 ISBN : 0909174024 9780909174026
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Light Dr. Helen.
Jewish Museum of Australia.
Melbourne: Jewish Museum of Australia 2007. HEAVY. 208pp index bibliography glossary chronology hundreds bw & col ills. Or pictorial card covers with integral flaps. Near new. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Jewish Museum of Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037816
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Allingham Anne.
Taming the Wilderness. The first Decade of pastoral Settlement in the Kennedy District. Studies in North Queensland History No. 1.
Townsville: James Cook University 1988. xiv 246pp index bibliography appendicesbw ills. Or card covers. Some light edgewearfoxing to page edges rear cover creased. A regional study of pastoral squatting in the Kennedy district of North Queensland which wass thrown open for settlement in 1861. Focuses preimarily on the experience during the first decade of one pioneering family- that of Elizabeth and Joseph Hahn who settled in the Upper Burdekin in 1862. Mainly social in emphasis it also touches on the geographical environment stock management economics and marketing land legislation politics and race relations. Concentrates on the northern setor which encompasses the whole of the Herbert-Burdekin basins as well as the frontier townships of Bowen Cardwell Townsville and Dalrymple and later Charters Towers and Ravenswood. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. James Cook University Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037812
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Powell Graeme with Macintyre Stuart.
Land of Opportunity. Australia's Post-War Reconsruction.
Canberra: National Archives of Australia 2015. HEAVY. v 336pp index bibliography appendices bw ills. Or card covers. Minor bump to top of front cover otherwise excellent. In 1942 the Australian government established the Department of Post War Reconstruction charged with planning and coordinating a national program encompassing rehabilitation and retraing servicemen full employment social welfare housing and town planning public works transport and expansion of industry and trade. This research guide covers WWII recovery resources and rebuilding in the 1940s through federal government records and those of leading figures. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. National Archives of Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037818
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Mather Patricia et al.
A Time for a Museum. The History of the Queensland Museum 1862-1986.
Brisbane: Queensland Museum 1986. ix 366pp index notes appendices num bw ills. Or card covers. A few small marks to covers. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Queensland Museum Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037822 ISBN : 0724216456 9780724216451
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Coulthard Clark CD. C. D.
Australia's Military Map-Makers. The Rotal Australian Survey Corps 1915-96.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 2000. x 240pp index bibliography notes appendices glossary bw & col ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Near new. The story of the Australian Army's work in the field of mapping. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037831 ISBN : 0195513436 9780195513431
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Morrell WP. W. P.
The Gold Rushes. The Pioneer Histories series
London: Adam & Charles Black 1940. xi 427pp index 8 folding maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket spine darkened2cm tear at top front spine fold and a couple of tiny chips. Endpapers toned prev owners name writ small on front free endpaper. An very nice example in the sarce jacket. Covers gold rushes worldwide over a century- not just the well known ones like Ballarat Bendigo California the Klondike and the Rand but also the lesser known goldfields of the Rockies Brazil and Siberia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Adam & Charles Black Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037836
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Edwards Ron.
Bushcraft 2. Skills of the Australian Bushman.
Kuranda Qld.: The Rams Skull Press 1988. 166pp num line drawings index. Or papered boards- hard covers. Mix of directions and folklore covering traditional crafts with numerous drawings. Everything from fences and gates to leatherwork. Broad topics include furniture domestic crafts simple building gates & fences plaited work and saddlery camping and toys. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Rams Skull Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037693 ISBN : 0909901759 9780909901752
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Brandl E J
Australian Aboriginal Paintings in Western and Central Arnhem Land.Temporal Sequences and Elements of Style in Cadell River and Deaf Adder Creek Art
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1982. 214pp including index coloured frontispiece b/w plates line drawings diagrams map documentation glossary notes index endpaper maps. Or tan cloth boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket and boards. Jacket toned at spine with 1cm tear at top of front flap fold. The book comprises comprehensive descriptions and explanations of the rock paintings of western and cental Arnhem Land and nearly 250 drawings of the main motifs from the paintings based on tracings from photographs and representing the different Mimi styles and X-ray styles of paintings. In addition there are more than 50 full-page b/w photos showing many of the paintings in toto or in detail. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037708 ISBN : 0855751304 9780855751302
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Jupp James; York Barry.
Birthplaces of the Australian People. Colonial & Commonwealth Censuses 1828-1991. CIMS Studies in Ausytralian Ethnic History No. 8.
Canberra: Australian National University 1995. 82pp bibliography tables. Or pictorial stapled card. Front cover creased at top right corner. Contains the material from 2 previous publictions in one volume for the first time. Part I: Colonial Census Characteristics 1828-1901 and Part II: Commonwealth Census Characteristics 1911-1991. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Australian National University Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037683 ISBN : 0731521102 9780731521104
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Woods GD. G. D.
A History of Criminal Law in New South Wales. The Colonial Period 1788-1900.
Sydney: The Federation Press 2002. xx 460pp index table of statutes bibliography chronology. Or black cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Federation Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037690 ISBN : 1862874395 9781862874398
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Stevens Christine.
Tin Mosques and Ghantowns: A History of Afghan Camel Drivers in Australia.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1989. HEAVY. xii 372pp index bibliography notes appendices bw ills map. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slightly faded spine. Some rubbing/surface damage to edges of boards minor bug stain to top edge. Feral camels roam Australia's interior and are now exported back to their homelands. How they came to be in Australia and their role in the exploration and development of the inland and the men who accompanied them are the focus of this comprehensive volume. Covering 130 years of neglected Australian history for 50 years of which camel trains criss-crossed the continent carrying the necessities of life and some of its luxuries to settlements in the isolated interior. The text is supplemented by over 100 rare photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037713 ISBN : 0195549767 9780195549768
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Thomas Pete
The Coalminers of Queensland. A Narrative History of the Queensland Colliery Employees Union. Volume 1: Creating the Traditions.
Ipswich Qld: Queensland Colliery Employees Union. 1986. xvi 679pp index bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Several short tears and chips to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Queensland Colliery Employees Union. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037703 ISBN : 0958907609 9780958907606
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McRae Rosemarie.
Whirly Girl Number Five Thirty 530.
Burleigh Qld.: Zeus Publications 2004. 345pp bw ills. Or card covers. Lightest of edge wear. SIGNED Rosemary and inscribed To Ina on title page. Autobiography of a woman who always wanted to be a pilot. Rejected by the Air Force because of her gender she went on to win several heroism awards fly movie stars gold prospectors and the Aga Khan. Fighting discrimination abuse dust storms and cyclones she became one of the most respected pilots in history. The 530 in the titlerefers to her membership number in the Whirly Girls and international professional body of Lady helicopter pilots. . Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Zeus Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 037688 ISBN : 1921005025 9781921005022
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Evatt H V
Rum Rebellion: A Study of the Overthrow of Governor Bligh by John Macarthur and the New South Wales Corps
Sydney: Angus and Robertson 1947. Foreword by C Hartley Grattan. xviii 285pp coloured frontis index. Prev owners name stamp on ffep. Jacket NOT price clipped small chip at base of spine spine sunned. Or brown cloth boards in jacket. Includes the John Murtagh Macrossan Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of Queensland June 1937. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus and Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037610
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